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Mr. Lingraj S Jangwad provides training to farmers to make compost from their farm waste. It can be done for their own use or for commercial use. “I am also training farmers on vermicompost,” he adds. “I am regularly interacting with farmers from Karnataka, AP and Telangana.” If farmers visit him he trains them free of cost but for his visit to their farm he charges the fees of Rs. 3000/visit. His training videos are also available on YouTube.
“We encourage farmers to go for converting whatever organic wastes available to manure in short time precisely 2.5 months. So we thought of utilizing the waste like red gram and cotton instead of burning,” he asserts. The waste converted manure equivalent to vermicompost with the help of bioculum, and microorganism, enhancing the decomposition process. “Soil can be stabilized with more of organic component so that more nutrients are available for the plants we grow. This is the advantage of compost than the chemical fertilizers.”
Raw materials to produce organic compost comprise of any green plants, waste from fields, kitchen waste, and even hard inputs like red gram, cotton, coconut or palm oil plants. However, hard inputs have to be either shredded or powdered before composting begins. “The red gram and cotton contain high quantity of lignin content, which will not decompose very fast,” Mr. Jangwad explains. Shredding can be done using shredder connected to PTO (power take-off) or “hopper where you can feed any raw hard material (coconut, palm oil plants), which is powdered.” The shredder costs about INR 75,000. He assures that 50% subsidy is available for the shredders.
“Almost the same, but composting takes 15days more than the vermicompost,” Mr. Jangwad makes comparison of the two on duration of the total process and also shares some features of organic compost, “This compost has all trace elements along with some growth hormones, antibodies. It improves water holding capacity of the soil in surrounding area.” Organic culture has also other advantages like open field method, no requirement for concrete structure or worm protection and “it gives more carbon to the soil when compared to vermicompost.” However the cost of organic compost is INR 6/kg compared to vermicompost INR 5/kg.
Organic composting can be done in an open area unlike vermicomposting where shade is required. The powder is made into bed of any length in an open area. “We use rock phosphate and bioculum. Here the bed should be left for 15days and watering should be done as and when since it needs moisture. We have to turn over the beds once in 15days,” he says. For 100 kg waste, 8-10 kg of feces and about 4 kg of rock phosphate is used. Bioculture can also be used along with the slurry. Bioculture and rock phosphate helps in decomposing the material faster.
“In the fields, generally bio fertilizers like rajabean culture, trichoderma is applied. Micoriza can also enhance the fertility level of the soil,” Mr Jangwad shares details on another method, “To make use of these organisms we generally enrich them. The farm yard manure which is with farmer or vermicompost either 1 or 2kg is mixed with 100kg organism and put near a tree and cover with gunny bag and keep on watering for 10days. This 100kg will get enriched.” This can be applied to field in wet condition and can suffice for about 1 acre of farm land. “Farmers can do this before sowing and during cultivation; they can reduce the amount of fertilizers.”
He also explains about adding worms to organic compost, “The size of the tank I suggest is 2.5ft and bottom should be sealed. The length can be any dimension but height 6ft is better. This is anaerobic method.” Two partitions can be made. In it a layer of about 8-10inch of waste material is put, then on that dung slurry should be applied wetting the 8-10inch layer. Rock phosphate is then sprinkled. This is repeated 4-5 times. “On the top it would be like mould, so put thick dung slurry to make it airtight. If we are doing this below the tree, then provide an outlet with a 1.5-2inch pipe to collect vermiwash in the bucket. It can be used for next tank or for spray also.” A gunny bag is put on top of the tank and the tank is watered alternate for 21 days. “The temp in these days will go up to 80 degrees and this is lack period where worms shouldn’t be introduced. After 21days temp will down to normal and the bed will sink down, and then introduce the worms.” The compost will be ready in about 2.5 months.
Mr. Lingraj S Jangwad is an agriculture engineer, retired from internal organization ICRISAT, Hyderabad. He has worked extensively in rainwater management, controlling soil erosion, improving soil fertility and drip irrigation system. He concludes, “Farming is an amazing profession. It needs constant learning and application of knowledge to get success which is same in any other industry.”
Contact Details
Mr. Lingraj S Jangwad
Plot C-36, Road No. 15,
Green Park Colony,
Saroornagar PO,
Hyderabad – 500035
Mobile: +91 9392008360, 040 24072034
Email: ljangwad@gmail.com
“We encourage farmers to go for converting whatever organic wastes available to manure in short time precisely 2.5 months. So we thought of utilizing the waste like red gram and cotton instead of burning,” he asserts. The waste converted manure equivalent to vermicompost with the help of bioculum, and microorganism, enhancing the decomposition process. “Soil can be stabilized with more of organic component so that more nutrients are available for the plants we grow. This is the advantage of compost than the chemical fertilizers.”
Raw materials to produce organic compost comprise of any green plants, waste from fields, kitchen waste, and even hard inputs like red gram, cotton, coconut or palm oil plants. However, hard inputs have to be either shredded or powdered before composting begins. “The red gram and cotton contain high quantity of lignin content, which will not decompose very fast,” Mr. Jangwad explains. Shredding can be done using shredder connected to PTO (power take-off) or “hopper where you can feed any raw hard material (coconut, palm oil plants), which is powdered.” The shredder costs about INR 75,000. He assures that 50% subsidy is available for the shredders.
“Almost the same, but composting takes 15days more than the vermicompost,” Mr. Jangwad makes comparison of the two on duration of the total process and also shares some features of organic compost, “This compost has all trace elements along with some growth hormones, antibodies. It improves water holding capacity of the soil in surrounding area.” Organic culture has also other advantages like open field method, no requirement for concrete structure or worm protection and “it gives more carbon to the soil when compared to vermicompost.” However the cost of organic compost is INR 6/kg compared to vermicompost INR 5/kg.
Organic composting can be done in an open area unlike vermicomposting where shade is required. The powder is made into bed of any length in an open area. “We use rock phosphate and bioculum. Here the bed should be left for 15days and watering should be done as and when since it needs moisture. We have to turn over the beds once in 15days,” he says. For 100 kg waste, 8-10 kg of feces and about 4 kg of rock phosphate is used. Bioculture can also be used along with the slurry. Bioculture and rock phosphate helps in decomposing the material faster.
“In the fields, generally bio fertilizers like rajabean culture, trichoderma is applied. Micoriza can also enhance the fertility level of the soil,” Mr Jangwad shares details on another method, “To make use of these organisms we generally enrich them. The farm yard manure which is with farmer or vermicompost either 1 or 2kg is mixed with 100kg organism and put near a tree and cover with gunny bag and keep on watering for 10days. This 100kg will get enriched.” This can be applied to field in wet condition and can suffice for about 1 acre of farm land. “Farmers can do this before sowing and during cultivation; they can reduce the amount of fertilizers.”
He also explains about adding worms to organic compost, “The size of the tank I suggest is 2.5ft and bottom should be sealed. The length can be any dimension but height 6ft is better. This is anaerobic method.” Two partitions can be made. In it a layer of about 8-10inch of waste material is put, then on that dung slurry should be applied wetting the 8-10inch layer. Rock phosphate is then sprinkled. This is repeated 4-5 times. “On the top it would be like mould, so put thick dung slurry to make it airtight. If we are doing this below the tree, then provide an outlet with a 1.5-2inch pipe to collect vermiwash in the bucket. It can be used for next tank or for spray also.” A gunny bag is put on top of the tank and the tank is watered alternate for 21 days. “The temp in these days will go up to 80 degrees and this is lack period where worms shouldn’t be introduced. After 21days temp will down to normal and the bed will sink down, and then introduce the worms.” The compost will be ready in about 2.5 months.
Mr. Lingraj S Jangwad is an agriculture engineer, retired from internal organization ICRISAT, Hyderabad. He has worked extensively in rainwater management, controlling soil erosion, improving soil fertility and drip irrigation system. He concludes, “Farming is an amazing profession. It needs constant learning and application of knowledge to get success which is same in any other industry.”
Contact Details
Mr. Lingraj S Jangwad
Plot C-36, Road No. 15,
Green Park Colony,
Saroornagar PO,
Hyderabad – 500035
Mobile: +91 9392008360, 040 24072034
Email: ljangwad@gmail.com
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